tha d0ctor

agreed wtih weirdo, you can bench above 4.5 if ur good but for 24/7 I wouldnt go much I higher than 1.45volts or else it starts getting real hot, ive had my 920 up to 1.66v so its all about your cooling

i hit 4.7ghz on water kev so I beleive you are incorrect, A batch too, its tough and ur temps go up but when you have 4 rads and everything is lapped its not too bad unless ur stressing at high vcores which I woudlnt do past wprime

but you could def sell it and go for a 920 instead and have more money for a 3rd gtx 275 or something

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xxbassplayerxx

Alright. Here goes.

For maximum stable OC, 920 vs 965 probably isn't going to make a difference. I draw the line at 1.45V for 24/7 and that'll get me 4.2GHz 24/7 stable and 4.4GHz stable enough to game and bench.

The 965 will make a huge difference for when you're benching, though. Currently, I'm not limited by my chip. I'm limited by my board. The unlocked multi on the 965 allows you to scale beyond the limits of the motherboard. It also allows you to keep your memory at a decent speed.

For me to get my chip to 4.8 and 4.9 for some SPI runs, my memory will either be very fast with loose timings or low with tight timings. With the ability to set your BCLK at 186 and the multi at 26x, you could get 4.836GHz at stock memory speed. That's awesome.

So, if you plan to do some fun benching in the future and you're not hurting for cash, I'd hold on to the 965. I sure wish I had one!

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tha d0ctor

damn bassplayer now I want a 965, who cares aobut VCORE is about temps and clocks!!! and super pi scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xxbassplayerxx

I want one too! I could sell my car...

Or my bass...

But I love them both too much!

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kevingreenbmx

Hey, sorry about my previous post guys. i wasn't trying to say that it was impossible, but i always like to think of things in terms of the average 100% safe.

I know that you CAN hit 4.7 ghz on water, but is it at a point that you can call it safe for 24/7 use?

that is the point i was trying to make. Also, i was taking into account that it is very rare to find a chip that will do that.

not trying to offend anyone. :-)

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tha d0ctor

I mena my 4.4 and 4.2 overclock settings are stable and ;safe; but I wouldnt leave it at 4.4 for over a few hours, I prolly shouldnt leave it at my 4.2 1.42v core but whatever it only gets hot during prime/linx

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Not offended at all. My chip is 24/7 at 4.2. I just like to play around with really high settings

If your 4.4 is stable and uses less than 1.45V without getting too hot, why not keep it there? Chips are rated at 30 years of functionality at stock settings. I'd be fine if I cut 25 years off that from messing around with it .

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